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I (Cities Need Fi
And Pack
By Guy A. Cardwell
General Agricultural Agent
? Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
Growers and shippers of fruits
I i nd vegetables, located in the
1 "arolinas, should keep posted as
o conditions in Northern Mar:
:ets, and be on the alert to
i ater to the needs of the trade
i nd to the desires and whims of
i .11 classes of buyers.
Progress has been made in
I rading and packing, but there
i 5 plenty of room for further im]
irovement." The fight between
] reducing areas for favorable
] lace in the "big markets" never
i eases.
By the term "grading" is
; leant that operation whereby an
i ffort is made to group together
I ruits or vegetables of the same
ariety that most nearly resem1
le each other as to shape, size,
i olor, ripeness and quality. There
i re several reasons why grading
AMUZU
THEATRE
SOUTHPORT
Program For Week Of
JUNE 13-19
Friday and Saturday?
"I WANT A
DIVORCE"
With Dick Powell and
Joan Blondeli
Also: Latest March Of Time.
I
Monday and Tuesday?
"RYTHMN ON
_ THE RIVER"
With Bing Crosby and
* Mary Martin
\lso: Selected Short Subject.
Wednesday and Thursday?
"THIEF OF BAGDAD"
With ALLiSTAR CAST
Also: Fox Movietone News.
First Show Begins
At 7:30 O'clock
WAN
Some new customers
fcand see just what it mean:
knecds from a clean, new j
how nice it is to receive p:
from our clerks.
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DEFENSE BONDS
ON SALE HERE
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Next Sunday ii
i l salute the grs
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or Grading
ing Vegetables
j|f.
.is such an important step in suc|
cessful marketing.
| GVaded produce has a much <
I more attractive appearance than
I a miscellaneous collection. The
'appeal through the eye largely
| determines whether or not a sale
j is made and also governs to a
{large extent the price offered.
It is especially important that
j Southern vegetables be carefully
[graded, since the climate and soil
conditions under which they are I
I grown are conducive to the :
1 planting of numerous strains and !1
[ varieties. In many cases crops :
have been so poorly trimmed and '
j washed that these operations have 1
had to be repeated before sales '
, to retail stores are attempted, '
and all this expense is charged
back to the producer. The neces- '
sity of establishing and main- '
taining a reputation for high- <
grade produce should not be over- 1
j looked. 1
Grades that ace fully standard,
ized and enjoy a good reputation s
i provide a basis upon which buy- i
j ing and selling can be done by 1
I wire. This facilitates the better (
: distribution of goods, since in- s
' spection is not necessary. Many s
| cars of graded produce are sold c
j by telephone or telegram while i
j they arc rolling. t
Certain markets require No. 1 f
' grades while others take second t
or third grade produce. Grading c
makes it possible to supply such t
1 demands. j
| Ungraded produce not only j
brings a low price in competition s
with graded goods, but frequent- s
ly demoralizes an otherwise s
stable market. Careful grading ,
prevents the expense of packing r
and shipping inferior produce e
which serves only to glut the 4
market. j,
Grading provides a basis for t
shipping point inspection. ii
There are two possible classifi-1 f
cations in considering the meth- j
ods of grading and packing: (1) ^
the place of grading, i. e., whe- a
ther in the field or packing j(
house; (2) the height of the pack, r
i. e., whether flat or bulge. r
Much of the cabbage, beans, d
lettuce, beats, carrots and po- c
tatoes shipped out of the South n
are field graded and packed, f,
These vegetables cannot be grad- j,
ed properly by the laborer in the j
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to come into our store
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stock of goods and to see '
rompt, courteous attention ?
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Dst important man
family, your childnk.
> Father's Day. We
indcst man in the
Id Dad.
>ay?June 15th
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trust co.
ITEV1LLE
ADBOERN KOSEHILL
OK CITY SOUTHPORT
I HOLLY RIDGE
I CAROLINA
posit Insurance Corporation
WASHINGTON i
LETTER
%
WASHINGTON, June 11.? j
Sharp diplomatic exchanges be- j
tween our State Department and
jthe French is taken to mean another
step toward actual involvement
in war. Opinion around!
the Capitol is that the numer-1
ous international crises are bound I
to come to a head shortly. Mean- i
while, these ominous turns rivet I
Congressional attention on the j.
time factor in defense prepara- (
tions. It accounts to some de-;
gree for the unwillingness of the j
legislators to grant additional em- .
srgency powers to the President ,
in bills sent up from the White
House lately. The stoppage of de- '
fense production through strikes (
ivithout the utilization of exist- |
ng authority by the Chief Ex- t
jcutive makes the lawmakers hestate
about granting new powers. '
Vluch of the resentment will prob- j
ibly disappear once Mr. Roose-1 (
relt puts existing power over '
abor into practice.
The action of the West Coast1
itrikers, in particular, in derid-:j
ng the efforts of the National j
Mediation Board to settle their I
lifferences is rubbing Congres-,'
lional nerves. Feeling is running '
io high that many solons are jJ
)penly talking of amending the J j
Selective Service Act in regard
;o deferments of workers in de- 1
ense industries who are within '
he draft age. This sentiment has 1
:ropped out in hearings regarding j'
he Labor Department's policies.1
n which some lawmakers ex- j
iress the opinion that something i (
hould be done to make these:
trikers and others realize that'
acrifices which men drafted into '
he military and navel service are j?
naking while their brethern, list- j1
d as skilled workers, enjoy a '
n.hnnr wpfk with overtime and 5
ligh wages as against the selec-1 >
ees' 521.00 a month. The Army j t
s crying for skilled mechanics It
or motorized divisions. '
The belief that the strikers in (
efense industries are indispens- 5
,ble will shortly receive a real f
olt when the War Department i
nakes known its plan for wo- 1
tien's employment in defense in-, 1
lustries. The study is now being! I
ompleted to show where women i
lay adapt themselves to all dif- t
erent situations that may arise '
i expanding defense factories, j I
tepoi ts disclose that many wo- I
ten are now employed in certain j1
rocesses for airplane manufac- i
ure and in other armament work, i
n Germany and in England about <
orty per cent of the workers
,re women.
The labor unions' defiance of 1
overnment mediators is giving 1
ise to Congressional sentiment 1
o cloth the Labor Department 1
onciliators with more power,
iecretary Perkins has resisted
his proposal on the theory that
nee a conciliator has rights and '
uthority he loses his status and
nust take nan entirely differ- '
nt approach to the problem of '
obtaining good will of both par-'
ield but should be graded in a;
lacking house by skilled labor,
'here is a decided preference
hown on the markets for well
rimmed and washed vegetables,
n recent years especially adaptd
machinery has been designed
0 wash such crops as celery,
lotatoes, beets and carrots.
The packing shed need not be
in expensive structure and the
iquipment is simple. Plenty of
ight and ventilation, provision
or the easy and rapid movement
if the produce through the house
ind plenty of grading bins are
he chief requirements. Space for
he storage and assembling of
:ontainers may be made a part
>f such a structure. Adequate
iupervision of the grading and
sacking is, of course, essential,
but even this is not necessarily
1 costly service and with proper
care the entire packing costs can
be kept very low.
Our
to rendei
V
Opp<
WILL
THE STATE PORT PILOT
ties to a labor controversy. Congress
is already chaffing under
the leash from the White House
in their efforts to check strikes
which interrupt the production of
vital defense material.
Despite the apparent sincerity
of some legislators to force drastic
economics in governmental
expenditures for non-defense
items, it seems that their crusade
will be nothing more than
a futile gesture. Actually, Congress
is running head-on into a
stone wall of bureaucracy determined
to resist all attempts at
retrenchment. As an illustration
of what the lawmakers are bucking
in their economy drive, there
ire instances where the paring I
knife hasb een dulled by political!
pressure. A high official of the
interior Department frankly admitted
before a Congressional
oommittee that they found a detour
around two Congressional refusals
to directly appropriate
money for certain projects. This
official confessed that acting on
;he premise "Congress did not
ay to stop the project", the In:erior
Department used emergmcy
relief funds when Congress
specifically declined to appropri-1
ite any money. In addition, the;
learings before the House Appropriations
Committee revealed that
practically all government departments
are trying ot create new
jositions and are fighting efforts
:o transfer certain activities in
vhich there is an overlapping or
iuplication of effort. The House
vhich had displayed a tendency
oward economy frequently finds 1
tself thwarted when the bureau:rats
prevail upon the Senate to
estore items eliminated or reluced
by the other branch.
Some idea of the labor require- '
nents for airplane manufacture
done may be given in the estinate
of Commissioner Lubin of
he Bureau of Labor Statistics,
ihowing that 800,000 workers
vill be needed in airplane fac:ories
if the industry meets its
lefense schedule. The machine;ool
industry has already increasid
its personnel from 40,000 in I
1939 to 120,000 persons. Some
our million people will be work- j
ng on defense projects before j
December. One problem which has
)een little publicized relates to
;he lack of organzide safety effort
or inadequate accident con- j
;rol machines in defense plants.
The government is alarmed at.
:he over-crowded condition of
hese p lants due to the sudden
ind abnormal increase of work-;
ng forces. The need for speed is (
so great safety factors are often
jverlooked.
North Carolina ranked eighth
n the Nation in acreage of comnorcial
truck crops for market
n 1940, reports the State Department
of Agriculture.
North Carolina farmers this
pear expect to harvest the larg- j
;st wheat acreage since 1938,
says W. T. Wesson, junior sta;istician
of the State Department
pf Agriculture.
[ I SWITCHED
i CAMELS F(
r-pTjr I EXTRA MILD
Irl-C. I ?LESS IVICDT
I IN_TH_E SMO
SMOKE'S
THING! RjW
THE SMOKE OF SLOWER-BURNING CA
28% Less Nic
than the average of the 4 other I:
cigarettes tested?less than any of tl
ing to independent scienti?c tests of t
Camel ?the ciga\
leady
flour mill will begin in
to the farmers of Co
u
Vaccart
M. (
isite Nelson's Warehoi
a BUY WHE
I. &
, SOUTHPORT. N. C.
FIRE LOSS NEARS
RECORD FIGURE
(Continued rrom Page 1)
importance is illustrated by the
following facts:. 1. The twelve
southeastern States contain about
37 per cent of the country's forest
land; 2. These same twelve
States account for about 75 per
cent of all the forest fires in the
country each year, for about 85
per cent of all the forest area
burned, and for about 80 per cent
of all the damage done by forest
fires.
North Carolina's total land
area is about 31,1944,000 acres,
of which about 59 percent is forest
land.
In 1936 about 90 percent of all
the acreage burned by forest fires
throughout the United States was
on lands without organized fire
protection. In 1937 and more recent
years this figure has been
about the same or slightly higher.
During the 8-year period of!
1933-40, inclusive, the AVERAGE j
fire in State-protected counties!
of North Carolina burned 60;
acres and did estimated damage!
of $106. During the same period
the AVERAGE fire in counties I
without State protection burned j
868 acres and did damage of
$1,447 (according to the State i
Forest Service annual survey in
those counties).
VACCINATE DOGS
BEFORE JULY 1ST
(Continued from page one)
county commissioners have appointed
a man for each township
to see to it that all dogs in his
territory are properly treated.
They are as follows: Northwest:
George Ganey; Town Creek, T.
W. Swain; Smithville, Goley
Lewis; Lockwoods Folly, S. O.
Hewette; Shallotte township,
Warren Milliken; Waccamaw
township, Lafayatte Jones.
UNLAWFUL TO KILL
ANY SONG BIRDS
(Continued from fage 1)
tion to Agriculture (755-F);
Some Common Birds Useful to
the Farmer (630-F); and The
European Starling in the United
States (1571-F).
MORE RECKLESS
DRIVERS TRIED
(Continued from page 1.)
$15.00 of the amount of his fine.
Daniel Long, white, was found
guilty on charges of drunken
driving. Sentence of four months
on the roads was suspended upon
payment of costs and a fine of
$50.00. His driving licehse was
revoked for 6 months.
Agustus Hall, colored, was
found guilty on charges of making
an assault with a deadly
weapon. Sentence of 60 days on
the roads was suspended upon
payment of costs and a fine of
$25.00. The fine was remitted.
Ernest Grady, colored, pleaded
guilty to charges of assault and
was given 30 days on the roads.
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of costs.
TU j ( AMD THEY SURE HAVE )
? U FLAVOR _ EXTRA L
NESS FLAVOR. WITH I
*ette of Costlier Tobaccos ,
For
lanufacturing plain and
lumbus, Bladen, Bruns
nexcellc
law M\
). NELSO
ase
AT OR EXC
. .
' Queen Robertson, colored, plea- q
ded guilty to charges of posses- n
sion. Given 4 months on the f
: roads, judgment was suspended
upon payment of costs and a tl
jfine of $100.00. f<
RECORD OF WHEAT ?
CROP NECESSARY 1
I (Continued from page one)
i of 49 cents a bushel on excess _
! wheat or by providing satisfactory
removal of the overage from
trade channels?before they may
I receive marketing cards. Unless
| the farmer can show his marketing
card, Floyd said, the buyer
lor combiner will know that the
| wheat offered is subject to peni
alty.
Buyer and producer of wheat
j sold without marketing card will
be jointly liable for payment of
! penalty. Action will be taken by
the office of the U. S. Attorney
General in Federal Court if the
penalty established for the individual
farm is not paid within
60 days after completion of the
harvest. |
If the producer shows a marketing
card, however, the buyer or
combiner will know that the
wheat may be handled penalty- I
free. g
Special arrangements will be B
made to accommodate growers 11
who market wheat by telephone 11
or mail, Floyd said.
METTS REVIEWS
ARMS PROGRESS I
(Continued from page one)
aliens; 424 nave neen deterred Because
they are ministers or divinity
students. Out of 29,226 physically
examined, 5,069 have been
rejected.
Out of a total of 10,570 men [
delivered to the induction station,
1,786 were rejected for various
reasons.
A total of 9,629 men have volunteered.
Of this number 5,356
were white and 4,273 negro. Men
desiring to volunteer are not automatically
accepted, but are re- |
VI
DO
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Unless yoi
Rabies before
prosecution,
roads or a fine
The Following
INUKTHWIiSI .
TOWN CREEK
SMITHVILLE ..
LOCKWOODSI
SHALLOTTE ...
WACCAMAW .
A fee of 75-cc
vaccinations at re
dog inspector is f
is $1.00 for each c
BOARD
Bi
Your 1
1 self-rising flour, Friday
;vvick, Robeson and Hon
:d Servic
tiling C
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HANGE FOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE li.^B
uired to be classified and will men who have hm/THM
ot be accepted unless they are examined and place in -.
inally placed in Class 1-A. Of and are awaiting
He total of 9,629 who applied another pool of n,040 flfl
jr voluntary induction, 8,795 been tentatively record BH
ave actually been classified and men but who have not
ly 6,196 have been placed in ally so? clawrfied
nly ' have not ^yet been phyjw?
'ihe State has a pool of 6.193 amined.
FORT CASWELL
r'rtocfnl Carolina's Vacationlnml ^^9
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Caswell Lodge . . . American Plan Ifl
$3.50 to $5.00 per day . . $22.50 to $32.50 p. r WM( 9fl
Furnished Homes, Trailer Park. Yacht Basin. Fishir,* - Ig^B
Deepsea and Gulf Stream Fishing. Surf and Minora! Pojl I
Bathing. Private Dance Pavilion. Tennis. Water Sporu I
OCEAN-FRONT HOME SITES
Water, Lights, Paving. Sensibly Restricted?$>.">0 |0 ^ IjJ^I
CASWELL-CAROLINA C0R| [
TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS P. O. SOL'THPORT, X IB
READY-TO-WEAR B
A big new stock of Shoes for men, women ag^Bl
children. Summer clothes for every member of t|B
family. Come in and let us fit you! | SB
BELLAMY'S TRADING CO.
SHALLOTTE, N. C. H
I
'ARNING |
G OWNERS I
ir dog has been vaccinated for H
July 1,1941, you are liable for H
The penalty is 30-days on the H
of $50.00, or both. I
Men Will Vaccinate Your Dog:? IX
GEORGE GAINEY
T. W. SWAIN 11
GOLEY LEW IS
7OLLY S. O. HEWETT ! J
WARREN MILLIKEN fX
LAFAYETTE JONES
:nts for each dog will be charged for
gularly appointed clinics. Where the
orced to call at residences the price
OF COMMISSIONERS I
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Wheat - I
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